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Opioid Overdose Management and Discharge Criteria

Patients with presumed opioid overdose were safely discharged one hour after
baseline gait 2) ... air of >92% 3) ... beats/min 6) GCS ... Discharge #Criteria #Opiate ... Narcan #Naloxone #Addiction
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine ... Algorithm - Management ... of acute opiate ... initial dose: Bup 2- ... #Addiction #Prescribing
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Guide: Methadone Starts ... oriented/tranquil 3. ... Methadone #Initiation #Algorithm ... #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
Algorithm for Treating Constipation in Hospitalized Patients
1. Start with miralax daily, uptitrate to desired BM, consider
Start with miralax ... desired BM, consider addition ... if on opioids 2. ... disimpaction 3. ... #management #treatment
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential ... history Step #2 ... Uglucose Step #3 ... Hypernatremia #Management ... #nephrology #insipidus
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... very remarkable w/differential ... 3 minutes of gum ... Start steroids if ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
initially, then 2 ... • Melatonin 3 ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Always start with ... approach to the differential ... 2) Is ADH elevated ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
, Dehydration: neurologic ... water unavailable 2) ... post-obstructive 3) ... • Start by calculating ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Risk factors 3. ... Reversible course Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology